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Foochow [foo-chou; Chinese foo-joh] Examples noun
- Older Spelling. Fuzhou.
- Also called Northern Min. a dialect of Chinese spoken in and around Foochow.
Compare Min. Examples from the Web for foochow Historical Examples of foochow
There we separated from our faithful Wu and sent him to his home in Foochow.
Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews
The pastor thought it was two or three hundred miles inland from Foochow.
Dan B. Brummitt
One of the most prominent men in Foochow during the latter half of the last century was Mr. Ahok, a wealthy Chinese merchant.
Margaret E. Burton
Diong Chio (her servant, who accompanied her) wishes very much to go back to Foochow.
Margaret E. Burton
During the hot summer months Mr. Ahok had grown steadily weaker, and he died almost three months before his wife reached Foochow.
Margaret E. Burton
British Dictionary definitions for foochow Foochow noun
- a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Fuzhou